This New Project Helps You Build Your Brand While Helping Others!

The idea here is to have those that have been “in the trenches” for a while, contribute one of their best articles or blog posts (or optionally write a new one) on the topic of that particular ebook in the series.

We then compile the ebook, complete with an “author box” and bio and picture for each author and all contributing authors promote the heck out of it.

The book will be TOTALLY free – and the desired goal is to not only get it into the hands of our own networks – but to get them to gift it to THEIR networks!

The goal is to put enough quality content in them that they take off with a life of their own, getting shared among friends as a “must read” on the topic.

A Word Of Thanks

While I’d been wanting to do something similar for a while, I frankly hadn’t had the brain-space to figure out how to bring it all together and get it into action.

Fortunately, friend and fellow blogger, Michele Welch @NewBizBlogger didn’t have that problem and she’s in the middle of coordinating a similar, albeit slightly different project within her own community.

If you write on topics related to internet marketing and blogging for money – AND – have been in the industry a while – get over and check out hers while she’s still doing a call for submissions.

Like hers… there are some requirements and groundrules.

You said Book”S”…. Plural?

Yes! Books – Plural. Even though my blog is well niched generally – my reader base comes from a number of sub-niches and sub-pockets and both I and my readers can benefit from me hosting books on more than one topic.

What’s that mean? It means you don’t have to worry if you write on personal development instead of internet marketing, just wait for your niche call to come around!

Rules? What Rules?

1. The book is FREE… yes F.R.E.E….. totally and completely unrestricted sharing. That means it may NOT be used as a list builder/opt-in. It means however that all of your readers can grab a copy and if they enjoy it send it straight out to their list, allowing them to give something of value to their list with out any concern! This is great for all parties!

2. This must be a “best of the best” and has to be one of your highest quality pieces of content. Approx 400-1000 words. It does not however need to be a piece that is not published elsewhere, since this will be handled in pdf format and is not republishing where Google might have issues with it. This means the work for you could be relatively low. Also, while I love the new bloggers to bits, this is designed for those that have been in the field for some time. I’m not drawing a hard and fast line, but its rare to see the caliber of exposure, existing network, traffic ranking and writing skills in a blogger under 6 months of multiple time per week consistent content creation.

3. Must Provide a Bio & Photo – this is your chance for exposure! In fact, its part of why I had to get my good friend Jacqui to help me revise my bio! Make sure you’ve got something that shines! Ask others for help!

4. Articles will be included in the book in the order in which they’re received. The faster you get them to me (After an open call for submissions for that topic), the better placement within the book. Capice? Also, no more than 25 total articles/posts will be accepted, and if too many are submitted on a singular topic they will be declined and a request for a different submission sent.

Something We Need!

We need someone that is skilled with graphics that can whip us up some e-covers as we put these together. I’m no artist. Going through fiverr might be an idea as well but since I’m doing the compilation, I’m asking someone else to contribute those.

We also need your help – even if you are not contributing – to help us spread the ebooks around! Give them to your list! Give them to your networks! Heck give them to everyone!

I don’t know about yours, but my lists adore when I give them stuff, regardless of who its by, that is high quality but they don’t have to go opt in for. I know yours will love you for it too!

Topics?

I am also giving thought to a few others that are more just passing ideas at the moment (open to ideas, leave them below!).

I don’t want to string this out too far with promises till we get the first couple done.

Since Michele’s book is internet/blog marketing and will be ready first of January (and I will be promoting as I am participating), I do not want to overlap with that project. (And if she does decide to go for a sequel, there may be a chance we work together on it.)

Our first call for articles, beginning with the “Personal Development” category, will be mid-Jan, with the goal to have the first book together early-Feb, as well as have a new call for articles at that time for the next book. That may get stretched out slightly depending on what I observe in response time to get articles/posts gathered.

Before you ask – YES – you may participate in any and all books you have high-quality, stellar content to contribute!

If we manage a “book a month club” pace, then you will have freebies to give to your communities for the first four to six months of the year… getting your list all good and buttered up with very little work on your part!

Thoughts?

Let’s get creative and have some fun with this!

What are your thoughts on this? Wouldn’t mind some feedback on it.

So are you game? Want to be featured in an ebook? Post a comment below and let everyone know! And don’t forget to share this. The more people participate the more exposure for all of us!

PS: This is a separate project from the upcoming JV Giveaway event I want to coordinate this spring/early-summer that will be a list-builder event.

Kimberly, I totally love this concept and idea! What a great way to show the online community what Tribal Love is all about. I am definitely in (if I fit the qualifications, that is.) Just in case, I will begin working an article & creating a better bio. Yikes, that will be a stretch!

The idea of getting to know others in our field outside of our immediate contacts is a wonderful way to build a larger community of Go-Givers all around.

I hope you don’t stretch yourself too thin with this. Give a shout out if you need a helping hand! Val :)

What a fantastic idea Kimberly! Will be great to have some quality free content to give away to my readers! I’m sure one of your readers will come up with some graphics for you, but if you do end up going down the fiverr route, I had some great covers done by a guy called sevgraph. Louise

Kim – awesome idea! As usual you are stepping up to the plate as a leader! Congrats on the no 1 blog spot in the MLM industry bloggers for the year. I am in on this if you think I qualify. Would love to contribute on several topics if that works.

I refered to you to my friend, Gary Young for assistance with his wordpress themes. Knew you could assist him. I will also be keen to assist distribute this great material. Blessings

Hey Debbie! Thanks for jumping in to let me know your interested. I’m hoping we’ll get enough participants but I think everyones just being lazy about replying with it being the pre-announcement LOL! I dropped over by your site and was going to tweet you (love your background by the way) and saw you’ve got some tweet button silliness going on. This post might help you out. If you get stuck with it just give me a shout: http://just-ask-kim.com/simple-twitter-share-button-mistake-costing-traffic/ I’ll see you in the personal development ebook then yes? Kimberly

You absolutely played a part Ileane and thank you! Maybe that can be your “thing”…lol.

@Kim – read this post this morning and only now getting the chance to comment …crazy day already. Anyway, so glad that you are starting this. I can’t wait until you get to my niche so I can play too. ;-)

“And if she does decide to go for a sequel, there may be a chance we work together on it.” This is a definite in my mind!! :-)

Thanks for the shot out… let me know if I can help in any way. Talk soon and happy holidays! :-)

Connectors are powerful people in communities and Ileane sits in a great spot to be able to do a lot of that and I’m really thankful.

Would love to do some team work on this so if you have some ideas, or just want to jump in on the project and cross promote or … well… whatever ya feel like doing LOL Let me know! Would love to work with you on it.

I asked Ileane this morning for a list of blogs that she knows are DoFollow/CL/KL and potentially TLC enabled… I want to put together a big post, bigger than my existing list… but there’s a bunch of blogs these days that I honestly haven’t met yet. If you have a list you use when you go out and about commenting I’d love to have a copy sent my way so I can get everyone credited. Kimberly

Bravo Kim, sounds fantastic, thanks so much for the generosity of your ever expanding creativity, you are an inspiration. This is my 6th month of blogging and next post is #50 – don’t know if I qualify for your new project or not. At any rate I look forward to contributing at some point – perhaps a piece from my own ebook (if that works) “Hot Flashes Cooll Wisdom” – A Rumble Through The Jungle Of Midlife. It’s all about navigating change cycles successfully. Let me know if you think your readers might enjoy a little humor mixed in with their personal development. Cheers

That is without doubt an amazing idea and such an e-book is certainly going to be of a great use to novices. I really like those types of cooperation projects. After all blogging is all about working in a team. You just can’t go alone. Joining forces in such a massive thing is awesome. I submitted an article in the very beginning and reading your post reminded me that I still haven’t sent Michele my bio LOL. Unfortunately I’m not very good with designing things and won’t be able to do the cover job. However when the book’s out there’s going to be a lot of promotion on my site.

Kimberly, You truly are an inspiration! I am fairly new to the internet marketing world but would love to help you with content as much as possible. I am a dietitian by trade so definitely am a wellness coach but also because of life experience have tons of information on teaching baby boomer women how to empower themselves. Please let me know how I can help! Looking forward to more great info, Thanks again, Holli

Hey Andrew, would love to have you take part. You’re not too late as I havent yet made that call for articles. I sorta got stumped at how I want to do this because Michelle just blew my graphic abilities out of the water! I’m not sure I can bring something half that “glossy” to market so I’m looking into how she did it and needing to go pick her brain! She just raised the bar! Hopefully I’ll know more by the end of this upcoming week and give a shout out for articles/posts! Kimberly